THE LIVING WORLD-NEET-PRACTICE QUESTIONS

 

26. Maltose, lactose and soucrose are             

A)            Disaccharides

B)            Trisaccharides

C)            Monosaccharides

D)            Polysaccharides

Correct Answer: A

27.  Glycogen is most structurally similar to   

A)            Glucose

B)            Starch

C)            Maltose

D)            Cellulose

Correct Answer: B

28. Which of the following is produced only by plants                            

A)            Starch

B)            Glycogen

C)            Cholesterol

D)            Triglycerides

Correct Answer: A

29.  Chitin is found in                                                        

A)            Mollusca

B)            Coelenterata

C)            Arthropoda

D)            Echinodermata

Correct Answer: C

30. Chitin is a structural polysaccharide and is polymerised form                         

A)            Glucose

B)            Ribose

C)            Deoxyribose

D)            None of these

Correct Answer: D

31. Which one of the following is an example of glycoprotein                                  

A)            Mucin

B)            Lecithin

C)            Casein

D)            Haemoglobin

Correct Answer: A

32.  Among the energy values or nutrients, 9.3 calories is that of                            

A)            Fats

B)            Proteins

C)            Vitamins

D)            Carbohydrates

Correct Answer: A

33.  Lipids are generally

A)            A high energy source

B)            Hydrophobic

C)            Composed of fatty acids

D)            All of the above

Correct Answer: D

34.  Predominant form of lipid present in bio membranes                                       

A)            Free fatty acids

B)            Cholesterol

C)            Triacylglycerols

D)            Phospholipids

Correct Answer: D

35.  The basis of life is                                                          

A)            Lipid

B)            Protein

C)            Nucleic acid

D)            Nucleoprotein

Correct Answer: C

36.  Nucleoside is                                                                 

A)            Sugar + base

B)            Phosphoric acid + base

C)            Polymer of nucleic acid          

D)            Phosphoric acid + sugar + base

Correct Answer: A

37.  Nucleotides are                                   

A)            Building blocks of DNA

B)            Source of immediate energy

C)            Readily present in cell membrane

D)            Small enclosures inside the nucleus

Correct Answer: A

38. Nucleotides include                           

A)            RNA subunits

B)            ATP

C)            DNA subunits

D)            All of the above

Correct Answer: D

39.  RNA differs from DNA in having              

A)            Uracil

B)            Adenine

C)            Cytosine

D)            Thymine

Correct Answer: A

40. Energy is utilized by cells for             

A)            Reproduction

B)            Growth

C)            Biochemical activities

D)            All of these

Correct Answer: D

41.  Which of the cellular activities require energy                                     

A)            Growth

B)            Muscle contraction

C)            Active transport

D)            All of these

Correct Answer: D

42.  There is an exchange of materials and energy between living organisms and their surrounding. Such a system is called

A)            Open system

B)            Closed system

C)            Isolated system

D)            All of these

Correct Answer: A

43. The process in which excess energy is lost by light waves is called                  

A)            Photolysis

B)            Fluorescence

C)            Photo-oxidation

D)            Photophosphorylation 

Correct Answer: C

44.  Free energy liberated during oxidation per mole of palmitic acid is 

ΔG
 (cal/mole)         

A)            ? 4600

B)            ? 326,000

C)            ? 686,000

D)            ? 2,338,000

Correct Answer: B

45.  In the organisms which show bioluminescence, the chemical energy of cell is converted into    

A)            Light energy

B)            Thermal energy

C)            Radiant energy

D)            Mechanical energy

Correct Answer: A

46.  The energy transformation in the nervous system is                                         

A)            Chemical to radiant

B)            Chemical to electrical

C)            Chemical to mechanical

D)            Mechanical to radiant

Correct Answer: B

47.  The total solar energy converted to biomass on earth amounts                        

A)            2%

B)            0.2%

C)            0.02%                                      

D)            20%

Correct Answer: B

48.  A coconut high in a palm tree has........owing to its location             

A)            Free energy

B)            Kinetic energy

C)            Activation energy

D)            Potential energy

Correct Answer: D

49. The amount of usable energy that is available for doing work in a system is

A)            Mechanical energy

B)            Free energy

C)            Spontaneous energy

D)            Light energy

Correct Answer: B

50.  The total heat content of as system is        

A)            Entropy

B)            Free energy

C)            Enthalpy

D)            Kinetic energy

Correct Answer: C

51.  According to the first law of thermodynamics, the total amount of energy in the universe          

A)            Is constant

B)            Varies up and down

C)            Is always increasing

D)            Is always decreasing

Correct Answer: A

52.  What is predicted by the second law of thermodynamics

A)            Energy is always decreasing

B)            Disorder cannot be created or destroyed

C)            All potential energy exists as chemical energy

D)            Systems always tend toward greater states of disorder

Correct Answer: D

53.  Metabolism comprises                       

A)            Digestion of food

B)            Elimination of wastes

C)            Exchange of gases

D)            Various energy exchanges in cell

Correct Answer: A

54.  All  the synthesis reactions in the body form a division of metabolism called            

A)            Anabolism

B)            Catabolism

C)            Chemical reaction

D)            None of these

Correct Answer: A

55.  Anabolism is                                                                      

A)            Endergonic process

B)            Exergonic process

C)            Bidirectional process

D)            Destructive process

Correct Answer: A

56. In ATP, the high energy bond is the one which links                                       

A)            Adenine with ribose

B)            Ribose with phosphate

C)            Adenine with phosphate

D)            Phosphate to phosphate 

Correct Answer: D

57.  High energy phosphate bond is present in                   

A)            ADP

B)            Adenosine

C)            AMP

D)            Cyclic AMP

Correct Answer: A

58.  Maintenance of internal favourable conditions, despite changes in external environment is--

A)            Entropy

B)            Steady state

C)            Enthalpy

D)            Homeostasis

Correct Answer: D

59. Plants differ from animals in having 

A)            Definite lifespan

B)            Localized growth

C)            Indefinite lifespan

D)            Localized growth and indefinite lifespan

Correct Answer: B

60. Which of the following is a unifying concept of biology

A)            Diversity

B)            Circulation

C)            Movement

D)            Evolution

Correct Answer: D


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